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About g emil reutter

Bio: g emil reutter is a writer of poems and stories. Nine collections of his poetry and fiction have been published. He can be found at http://gereutter.wordpress.com/about/.

I am Born of Nobility

g emil reutter

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I am born of nobility, of noble parents, of the streets of Highbridge aged in the tract homes of Levittown. I am their son, they could have done better. I am of the nobility of kitchens and car … [Read more...]

Farmers, Queens, Trains and Clowns

g emil reutter

With each step floor boards sing out of tune, mice dance in walls, spiders spin webs as the sun sifts through broken blinds, glassless remnants of windows. Spindle less banister leads lurching … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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